The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-11

tlliic, josh, tne Weil-knoWn Well-diggor came
up, full OF whisky, and lao said he would 90
down after Crosby. Some objected but others
SAID let him go, he has enough whisky in
him TO keep the gas from hurting him" So
the5 got large basket, attached the well
rope to It, tied Josh in the basket, gave him
rope ana down he won't He made the
trip successfully, tied the rope around tile dead
man and gave him the signal and he was
pulled ny in an exhausted condition Just as
he reached the top Of the we'll, Tie rope, tied
! 70 the dead man broke. and Mr.. Chandler. q
| man of Heroulian strength, grabbed hold of
! the corpse and thus By the aid Of others man
aged 10 get the body out Efforts were being
made to rcsuscitate Crosby wheE DR.. Tcmont
arrived, but he told them their efforts were
, iNtue as the man had been dead Tor some time.
crosby vas about twenty-five years Old and
has wife and two children living in Roswell,
to which place his remains wore carried for
burial
TO the Jesup, Ga, Sentinel
During the Colquitt-NorWood canvass of
1880. Colonel Clifton and friend (who was al
So a limo OF the aw) were Canyassing in TAFT
nall county. Late one evening the colonel and
friend left the hospitable home of John Cliff
ton, 70 meet Colonies Lester and Garrard by
appointment at Cobb Town. They cot lost
among the numerous timber roads, and soon
found themselves in the dreary wilds of the
Ohoopec. After taking in the situation, it
was agreed in a committee of two
TO accept the situation" and 10 camp
the morning. Clifton was TO make a fire, While
his companion stripped the horses and,
mounted on one and leading the other, had
proceeded 10 water them in the waters OF the
Ohoopee He had just started to do So when
IN the deep shadows of the twilight coming in
there was seen huge dark object emerging
from the swamp. The lead horse broke away,
while it took all the skill of the rider to re-
strain the other frantic one. "Look out Clifton,
there comes bear!" shouted the rider. "What
shall l do, Brother W." yelled Clifton.
Climb that tree as quickly as you can hold
your tongue, keep cool and await de-
Velopmerts" the gentleman answered,
as as; l nave not even my pen-hnifc;" 81 can't
must climb!' said W. "Skip up, quick; YOU
are in the hands of your friends; III bring helm
toyou; climb that small tree; don't talk keep
cool, and III bring help from some of the wire
grass boys, round here The colonel ran up
the tree nimbly, bur to the great JOY of both,
the gulf, gull CUFF, of a large, black wild boar
revealed the shadowy outlines as it ran to the
nearest covert, and no bear was there. Per-
haps 1t may be well for our young friend, just
now, to "climb his tree, keep cool and don't
talk, and let his friends bring help from the
wire-grass boys to fight any bear that may at
tack him."
The fourteen-months-old child of Margaret
Blalock, q negro woman living near Gilmer
street, fell into Tub OF water strongly dashed
with lye yesterday afternoon, and came with
III an ace of drowning before being rescued.
The child was in a dangerous condition at
midnight and may yet die.
Margaret Blalock lives in a two room struct-
ule and spends much of her time bending over
wash tub. Yesterday morning she was
washing in the back room while her child was
playing in the front rOom the door between
the two rooms having been left open.
The back room floor is several inches lower
than that of the front room.
The woman had large tub near the door 1t
was more than half full of water in which I've
had been Literally thrown. During her work
some one called her TO the front door, and as
the woman walked through the room her
child was rolling about on the floor. She re-
manned at the door minute or two, and then
turned to her work. As she walked through
looking about for it dipped her hands into the
tub of water. Instantly she sprang back shrink
ing.
'My God! My child"
Then, grabbing the child, she raised it from
the water, dripping wet. The child was ap-
parently liteless, and as the woman noticed
this fact size gave shrek after shrek. Her
cries attracted the attention of people living
near, and in no time the two rooms were full
Some one with presence of mind held the
child by the feet, and i'll few seconds signs of
life began to appear. A messenger was sent
for physician, and DIR. Harris responded
The physician quickly detected that the child's
condition was dangerous and that the
danger was occasioned by the lye. Its
eyes were severely burned, while
its throat and mouth were parched
and blistered Tho eye-ashes and nair We're
was suffering intensely. DIR. Harris began
doing what he could to relieve the suffering
child, and finally succeeded. During the af-
ternoon there was some Improvement in its
condition, but after dark it grew worse, and at
midnight Its condition was dangerous.